Three Weight Loss Tips for the Busy Women

Make
your own food. Life is busy and often unpredictable, I
totally understand that. I know it takes time to purchase and prep food, but in
those times of busyness, maintaining healthy eating is often based on what is
available. Remember the quote, “By failing to prepare, you prepare to
fail.” Whether it’s part of a week day,
or a Saturday or Sunday, choose a time that fits in your week for you to
pre-make a few healthy whole food items. It might include filling your oven
with trays of chicken, fish filet, diced potatoes and vegetables. You have 2
racks in there……use them both at the same time!
Have a bucket of mixed greens, a cucumber, a few carrots and a loaf of
bread on hand. Whether eating at home or packing to take to work, you can make
about 8 healthy, wholesome meals out of this.

Drink
water over all else. We already know that water is vital to life.
If you are not drinking enough water, what are you consuming in place of it?
Coffee? Tea? Juice? Pop? Iced tea? Snapple or fruit punch? Wine? Try to aim for
75% of your intake of fluids to be water. I’m not saying don’t have your coffee
or tea in the morning! I would personally never want to skip my coffee!
However, it is very easy to consume high calorie beverages that have minimal
nutritional value in place of water that will add on pounds. An easy way to
insure that you start out on the right foot, put a bottle of water at your
bedside. As soon as you sit up in the morning, drink 10-15 gulps. You now have
started your day with hydrating your body. Continue throughout the day taking
sips BEFORE you feel thirsty. Trust me, your body will thank you for that!

Move your body. So your little ones
have you running around the house all day. AWESOME! Movement is movement, and
it’s all good! Try adding little rounds of squats, push-ups, planks and lunges
into all that running around.